Laptop Computers

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LaptopsDEFINITION: A laptop computer, usually called a notebook computer by manufacturers, is a battery- or AC-powered personal computer generally smaller than a briefcase that can easily be transported and conveniently used in temporary spaces such as on airplanes, in libraries, temporary offices, and at meetings. A laptop typically weighs less than 5 pounds and is 3 inches or less in thickness. Among the best-known
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Access this case study to find out how one school district opted for a virtualized desktop PC environment in the classrooms and take-home laptops for freshmen. Learn how implementing desktop virtualization via thin clients and a private cloud enabled them to ease IT data center management while optimizing access to learning resources.

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This white paper highlights six requirements healthcare IT organizations demand from their desktop and application delivery platforms. Find out if devices that now exist in healthcare environments can handle these demanding requirements.

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This exclusive paper examines the technologies that are changing the enterprise and effects that they have on your security environment. Read on and also learn about emerging security trends and requirements that can help keep your organization safe as technologies evolve.

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This white paper examines the challenges of providing secure access in the mobile world and explores new security models, policies, and controls that can help to protect your critical assets and data.

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Find out how flexible authentication schemes, context-based access and behavioral analysis can help ensure that only authorized mobile users can access your valuable resources—on-site, in the cloud and beyond.

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Learn how to get ahead of threats and develop a pragmatic strategy to secure data and assets from malware and theft – without impeding the flexibility, agility and efficiency BYOD can deliver for your enterprise.

EZINE:
In this week's Computer Weekly, our latest buyer's guide takes an in-depth look at how to support Apple products in an enterprise IT infrastructure. We find out how eBay built its own Openstack private cloud. And the chief of the government's G-Cloud programme talks about changing public sector IT procurement. Read the issue now.

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The growing popularity of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in today's workplace is changing the way we work and conduct business. But how are these trends impacting the PC refresh cycle? View this infographic to find out.

DATA SHEET:
View this infographic for an introduction to the Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon, a portable computer built to enhance your productivity, adapt to your needs and provide the perfect balance between work and play.

DATA SHEET:
Check out this infographic to view a family of portable computers that are truly built for performance. Designed to help you make the most of today's increasingly-mobile business landscape, these lightweight and high-powered solutions have it all.

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This white paper introduces a family of Windows 8-enabled laptops and tablets designed to help your users boost productivity and truly thrive in today's increasingly-mobile business landscape. View now to learn more.

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With around 6.5 million inhabitants, Madrid is the third largest city in the European Union. And when the ICM, an agency responsible for keeping the city's local government up and running, wanted to provide better access to applications and data on-the-go, they knew that new mobile technology was needed.

LAPTOP COMPUTERS DEFINITION (continued): makers of laptop computers are IBM, Apple, Compaq, Dell, and Toshiba. Laptop computers generally cost more than desktop computers with the same capabilities because they are more difficult to design and manufacture. A laptop can effectively be turned into a desktop computer with a docking station, a hardware frame that supplies connections for peripheral input/output devices such as a printer or larger monitor. The less capable port replicator allows you to connect a laptop to a number of peripherals through a single plug.Laptops usually come with displays that use thin-screen technology. The Laptop Computers definition sponsored by SearchMobileComputing.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary

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